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Saturday, May 3, 2014

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DOJ announces settlement with eBay in antitrust suit
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Thursday announced a settlement with eBay in a lawsuit accusing the company of making deals with Intuit [corporate websites] not to recruit each others' employees. The deal between the two parties bars the company from engaging in any type of non-compete agreements with other companies that would potentially restrict hiring or recruiting. The deal also included restitution and penalties of $3.75 million that will go towards compensating affected individuals employed... [more].
Posted by Dominic Yobbi on May 02, 2014 04:56 pm

Tunisia passes comprehensive electoral reforms
[JURIST] The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly [official website, in Arabic] passed a new law enacting sweeping electoral reforms. The passage of the law allows authorities to set the country's first election [Reuters report] since the ouster of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The law allows [TunisiaLive report] members of Ben Ali's political party to run for office and includes a "gender parity" rule requiring parties to alternate male and female candidates on their... [more].
Posted by Julie Deisher on May 02, 2014 11:20 am

Brunei becomes first east-Asian country to adopt Sharia
[JURIST] Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah [BBC profile] proclaimed the enactment [press release] of Sharia [CFR backgrounder] in the country on Wednesday. The law will operate alongside [CNN report] Brunei's civil code, which Bolkiah explained to mean that Brunei "will have two criminal justice systems working hand in hand." Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] has condemned the adoption of the religious law [press release], claiming that it will promote "cruel and inhuman punishments" such as stoning, whipping and amputation. The UN... [more].

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